Length and height - Measure length m - Worksheet

In Lesson 5 of a mathematics curriculum, students are introduced to the measurement of lengths and heights using metres. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is to enable children to choose and use appropriate standard units such as metres and centimetres for measuring length and height in any direction, as well as other units for different measurements. To achieve this, students will require differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, and a metre stick. The key vocabulary includes words such as measure, length, centimetre, metre, convert, and units. Students will explore the use of metres for measuring larger objects and discuss when it is more efficient to use metres over centimetres. They will also learn that 100 centimetres is equal to 1 metre and how to express measurements in mixed units.

The worksheet activities involve practical measuring tasks where children use a metre stick to measure various objects in the classroom and determine whether they are longer or shorter than a metre. For reasoning and problem-solving exercises, students are asked to think about which objects are more suitably measured in centimetres or metres. One scenario presents a character named Malachi who has a 1-metre stick and needs to measure objects longer than the stick itself. Students are prompted to explain how Malachi can accurately measure the length of his bedroom or the school stage, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The activities are designed to accommodate different levels of understanding, from working towards expected standards to achieving greater depth in measurement concepts.